John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing GraceContinuum, 2007 - 308 páginas John Newton is one of the most important and influential men of the 18th century. His famous conversion during a storm at sea lead to his new role as a social reformer and key figure in the abolition of slavery. In this book, Jonathan Aitken discovers the man, his motivation and beliefs. |
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... Bishop of Chester in the House of Lords . This was the right bishop for Newton to approach as a resident of Liverpool , since the city in those days was in the Chester diocese . However , the Bishop politely declined Newton's ...
... Bishop of Chester in the House of Lords . This was the right bishop for Newton to approach as a resident of Liverpool , since the city in those days was in the Chester diocese . However , the Bishop politely declined Newton's ...
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... bishop willing to ordain him . Here again , Lord Dartmouth's influence was to be of crucial importance . On 4 March 1764 Newton received Dartmouth's formal letter offering him the living of Olney . He spent a day or two in Liverpool ...
... bishop willing to ordain him . Here again , Lord Dartmouth's influence was to be of crucial importance . On 4 March 1764 Newton received Dartmouth's formal letter offering him the living of Olney . He spent a day or two in Liverpool ...
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... Bishop of Lincoln would grant Newton's ordination , when the Archbishop himself had refused it ? This question evidently troubled the Earl of Dartmouth too , for he intervened decisively . Leaving nothing to chance , he called on the Bishop ...
... Bishop of Lincoln would grant Newton's ordination , when the Archbishop himself had refused it ? This question evidently troubled the Earl of Dartmouth too , for he intervened decisively . Leaving nothing to chance , he called on the Bishop ...
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A Spiritual Upbringing | 1 |
First Steps in Love and Seafaring | 7 |
Pressganged | 13 |
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